District collector Kumar Ashirwad reviews water supply scheme
Nagpur: With water storage in Vena dam down to 56.42% from 99.88% in Nov last year, the district administration may have to draw water for Wadi from Ambazari Lake if the reservoir level falls further.
The engineers said these readings could rise as the water level drops. District collector Kumar Ashirwad has sought an urgent proposal to treat water from both Vena dam and Ambazari Lake for a supply scheme that serves more than one lakh people. The district administration discussed the possibility at a recent review meeting. At the Wadi plant, engineers briefed Ashirwad on proposed trials combining ozone, nanobubble technology and foam fractionation, which uses foam to separate some contaminants from water. The proposal would cover treatment of Vena water if its quality deteriorates and treatment of Ambazari water if the lake has to be tapped. Ashirwad directed officials to submit the proposal to the collectorate at the earliest. Ashirwad also reviewed pipeline leakages and the condition of alternative sources. He directed officials to plug leaks, revive old water sources and take up conservation measures to protect the available supply. Wadi municipal council president Naresh Charade, chief officer Vinod Jadhav and MJP engineers were present during the inspection.